[Computerized tomography in the staging and the follow-up of Hodgkin's lymphoma of the thorax].
As yet, the role of Computed Tomography (CT) as a routine imaging technique in the staging and follow-up of thoracic Hodgkin's disease has not been assessed. The authors report the results obtained in 120 patients affected with thoracic Hodgkin's disease, staged and followed by means of chest X-rays and CT. CT better identified intrathoracic involvement of mediastinal nodes, of lung parenchyma, of pleura, and of pericardial and chest walls in 54/120 patients (45%), with staging modifications in 18 (15%) of them only. Treatment was changed only in 12 patients (10%) where radiation therapy had been planned. The clinical value of the additional information yielded by CT was especially evident in the follow-up: CT allowed the correct evaluation of persistent/recurrent disease in 51/117 patients (43.5%), a figure high enough to suggest the use of CT in the routine follow-up of patients affected with thoracic Hodgkin's disease.
Garribba
A P
AP
Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Bari.
Ettorre
G C
GC
Francioso
G
G
Villani
P C
PC
Angone
G
G
Liso
V
V
Specchia
G
G
Pavone
V
V
Capalbo
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
La tomografia computerizzata nello staging e nel follow-up dei linfomi di Hodgkin a localizzazione toracica.